Orlando Museum of Art

The quiet museum

In Loch Haven Park, the Orlando Museum of Art makes a different pitch than everything else in this city: no lines, no crowds, no noise. One tour on this page calls it one of America's most underrated museums, and the argument is atmosphere as much as art — a genuine retreat a few minutes from downtown.

This Museum Has More Than You Think

Dro On The Go

A walk through the Orlando Museum of Art's galleries in Loch Haven Park, from the atrium Chihuly to the exhibition halls. (No transcript available for this video.)

Is This the Most Underrated Art Museum in America? Orlando Museum of Art Tour!

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Giff Vacation Pool Homes tours the Orlando Museum of Art and argues it's one of America's most underrated museums — a quiet, crowd-free retreat from the theme parks where rotating collections mix classic masterpieces with contemporary work. The pitch is atmosphere as much as art: in a city of roller coasters, this is the place that gives you time to actually stand in front of a painting.

Key takeaways

OMA sits in Loch Haven Park, north of downtown Orlando
Rotating collections mean repeat visits show different art
The museum's low crowds are part of the appeal

The Orlando Museum of Art

Dray’s World

Dray's World makes his first visit to the Orlando Museum of Art ($20 admission when filmed) and picks his own path through the galleries: a Dale Chihuly piece in the atrium, the 'Luces y Sombras: Images of Mexico' photography show anchored by Paul Strand, and the European galleries — where he stops longest at an original Rembrandt and a painting of Saint Mark and the Slave. An enthusiast's honest gallery-by-gallery walkthrough.

Key takeaways

Admission was $20 at the time of filming
A Chihuly sculpture anchors the entry atrium
The permanent collection includes an original Rembrandt

What's inside

A Dale Chihuly glass piece anchors the atrium — every tour on this page starts there
European masterworks from the 16th through 19th centuries
Art of the Ancient Americas — Central American pottery and artifacts
Rotating photography and contemporary shows — the visits here caught a Mexico photography exhibition anchored by Paul Strand, and a traveling Basquiat show passing through

The practical notes

Admission was $20 when the most thorough visit here was filmed. Exhibitions rotate, so the exact walls change — the structure doesn't: atrium glass, old masters, ancient Americas, and one or two special shows. Dray's approach is the right one: pick your own path and let the galleries surprise you.

Pair it

Loch Haven Park stacks three museums within a short walk — this one, the Mennello, and the Science Center nearby. A Loch Haven afternoon is Orlando's best culture day, and it costs less than parking at a theme park.

Sources: the six videos on this page — a hosted Visit Orlando tour, two independent gallery walks, an underrated-museums argument, and a visual pass — summarized from their entries in our catalog.

Watch: Orlando Museum of Art, guided

3 videos · summaries from the actual guides

Live in Color: Orlando Museum of Art

Planes and Avenues

A short look inside the Orlando Museum of Art's galleries and current exhibitions. (Transcript not stored: the available caption track contains only about 97 words.)